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Oath of Allegiance - Bute Co. North Carolina Submitted by Shirley

The Oath


"I will bare faithful and true allegiance to the State of North Carolina and will truly endeavor to support maintain and defend the Independent Goverm't thereof against George the third King of Great Britain and his successors and the attempts of any other persons, prince, power, State, or potentate who by secret are treason conspire copies or by open force shall attempt to subject the same and I will in every respect conduct myself as a peaceful orderly subject and that I will disclose and make known to the Governor (or) some member of the Council of State or some Justice of the Superior Courts or of the peace all treason conspiracies and attempts committed or intended against the State which shall come to my knowledge- so help you God."

The Oath had to be adminstered by justices of their districts to qualify the men to vote for members in the election.

	William Alston's District


Henry Alston	Thos. Whitmell Alston	Abraham Andrews
Gray Andrews	John Barnes	Jacob Bass
Solomon Bass	Theophilus Bass	Jacob Bass
Benja. Bell (?)	George Biven	Waterman Boatman
John Brown	John Broom	Thomas Capps
John Cheek	Robert Cooper, Junr.	Robert Cooper, Sr.
Wm. Cooper Junr.	Jiles Davis	Thomas Davis
Wm. Earles	Charles Gant	Lewis Gant
Dempsey Gatlin	Jessey Gatlin	Thads. Gooding, Junr.
Peter Goodwin	Theophilus Goodwin	Ephram Gordan
John Griffith	John Griggs	[L.C. ?] Griggs
Robert Griggs	James Gupton	Stephen Gupton
John Hais	Thomas Hais	Richd. Ham
Solomon Harriss	Thos. Hays, Junr.	Rob. Hill
Jno. Hoof	Elisha Hunter	Henry Jackson
David Jarnigan	John Jarrit	John Johnson
Matthew Johnson	John Jones	Thos. Mayfield
Nicholas Murphrey	Ben Perry	Joshua Perry, Junr.
Joshua Perry Senr.*	John Person
Joshua Pinnell	Richd. Pinnell	Richd. Rancom/Ransom?
Gabrill Ray	Absolem Rush	Benj. Rush
Benj. Rush, Junr.	Churchwell Rush	Spencer Rush
William Sanders	Edward Scarbrow	John Smart
James Tery	Amos Thomas	John Thornton
Samuel Thornton	Solomon Thornton	William Tillery
Joel Walker	John Walker	William Walker
John Watkins	Jno. Watkins, Junr.	Samuel Williams
Sol. Williams	Wm. Williams	John Woodroof
Robert Young

	Captain Weathers' District

Abner Acock	Jno. Acock	Richd. Acock
Phill Alston	Chas. Bartholomew
George Benn	Richd. Bennitt	George Bettey
Hudson Blanchet	Thos. Blanchett	Thos Brewer
Shadrack Bruner	Calep Capps	Francis Capps
Henry Capps	Jno. Capps	Orasha Capps
Sirus Cheek	Wm. Cheek	Solomon Cooper
Wm. Cooper	Buckner Davis	Burrel Davis
Peter Davis	Robt. Dean	Jas. Dowlin
Abraham Green, Junr.	Abraham Green, Senr.	Jno. Green
Jonah Green	Jas. Gregery	Thos.Griggs
Amos Harris	Joel Harris	Jno. Harris
Joseph Harris	Henry Hudson	Wm. Jean
Edmond Kearney	Chas. Marshall	Saml. Marshall
Stephen Marshall	Wm. Matthis	Jas. Merritt
Saml. Morris	Jeremiah Neal	Benja. Person, Senr.
Henry Person	Jessey Person	Saml. Person
Wm. Person	Honorous Powell	Wm. Powell
Jno. Radford	Burgis Reaves	Jordan Roland
Chas. Saintsing	Jas. Saintsing	Jas. Sledge
Jno. Thompson	Jno. Tucker, Junr.	Jno. Tucker, Senr.
Wm. Tucker	Jos. Turner	Jno. Wethers
Sampson Wiggins	Brittain Willeford	Jas. Jno. Williams

	Captain Milner's District


Ezekieh Abbitt	Waddington Abbott	Christopher Babb
Moses Babb	Moses Babb	Wm. Babb
James Barrow	John Bouals/Booals	Wm. Booals
William Brickle	Enus Byrd	Jesse Byrd
Jn. Byrd, Jur.	Nedum Byrd	John Carr
Joshua Coggain	Demcey Conyears	Eligah Denby
James Denby	Edmd. Denson	John Edwards
Eli Eley	Josiah Eley	Wm. Eley
Samuel Fowler	Henry Fulgham	Kemp Gooloe
John Gordin	Richd. Haswell	H. Hill
Hinds Hilsman	George Hunt	Henry Hunt
Jas. Hunt	John Hunt	Moses Hunt
N. Hunt	Thos. Hunt	John Jackson
Councill Jones	Jacob Jones	John King
Jon Massey	Patervills Milner	John Moody
Jas. Moray	Clem Mullins	Jonah Murray
Thos. Nelms	Eligh Normon	Wm. Pace
Burrell Perrey, Senr*.	Daniel Potter
Francis Rackley	Mills Rackley	Person Rackley
Person rackley, Junr.	Dadrick Rackley	Charles Raley
Reioburn Ransom	Jerret Sandy	Richd. Simmonds
John simons	John Simons, Junr.	John Simons Sn.
Wm. Simons	Eligah Stallings	Elis Stallings
Elisha Stallings	Josiah Stallings	Moses Stallings
Moses Stallings	Reubin Stallings	Siler Tasley
John Tiersly	Francis timberlake	Wm. Timons
Phillip Vinson	Jas. Walker	William Ward
Wm. Yeats

Captain Colclough's district (Oaths were taken by Cpt. James Paine, J.P.)


Isaac Acree	William Acree	Augustine Balthrop
William Balthrop	John Baxter	Nathl Baxter
James Bell	Jesse Bell	Samuel Bell
Thomas Bell	Allen Burton	Bassit Burton
Jeremiah Bush	Samuel Carpender	George Carrell
William Carrell	Drury Christian	Gideon Christian
John Colclough	William Colclough	James Coleman
John Coleman	D?elly Darnald	Edward Durham
John Durham	William Durham	William Durham, Jr.
John Gilreath*	William Gilreath*
Thomas Hall	John Harris	Saml Harris
Howell Harton	Thomas Harton	Solomon Higgins
John Hills	William Hills	Richard Hudson
Peter Jackson	Solomon Jackson	Joseph Jefferas
Phillip Johnson	Britain Jones	Fredrick Jones
Henry Jones	James Jones	Richard Jones
Laurance Knoles	William Knoles	Joseph Martin
James Mealer	Reubin Merrit	Thos Miller
Thomas Miller, Jr.	James Moseley	Jesse Moseley
John Moseley	John Moseley, Jr.	Adom Mylam
James Mylam	Lewis Mylam	James Myrick
George Norsworthy	James Norsworthy	William Owen
Daniel Pegram	Edward Pegram	George Pegram


	Captain Ferrell's District


Frances Bradley	John Brewer	Giles Driver
Shaw Driver	BryantFerrell	William Fish
Bridges Freeman	Henry Freeman	Howel Freeman
William Freeman	John Hall	Martin Hall
Jacob Heartsfield	William Hix	William Joiner
Thomas Jones	Thomas Martin	John Martin
Bradley Medlen	Henry Tiler Medlen	Ryal Medlen
Shadrack Medlen	John Mullens	John Norries
John Banister Pipen	Jacob Powel	Isaac Pipen
Lewis Powel	Kirby Sanders	Thomas Sanders
Richard Smith	Claten Sowel	William Taunt/Tant?
Philip Taylor	Isham Weathers	Elias Wren
Moses Wren	Samuel Wright


	Mr. Norris District


Goodridge Alford	Isaac alford	Isum alford
John Alford	John Amoss	Bridges Arendell
Thomy Arendell	James Bradley	Lewis Bradley
William Bradley	Benjamin Brewer	John Brewer
Benjamin Bun(n)	Henry Coats	James Cone
John Cooley	James Ellet	William ellett
Frances Felps	John Ferrill	William Ferrell
Jesse Freeman	John Freeman	Joseph Freeman
William Freeman	Moses Joiner	Sam Jones
Donald McKinnish	Gibson Martin	Micajah Mickelroy
William Moodey	Jesse Norri	John Norrise
Robert Norries	Drury Perry	Charles Pope
Elijah Powel	Lemuel Powel	Frederick Reaves
William Reaves	John Richards	John Ross
William Sanders	Elleck Thomlinson	Jesse Weathers
Willis Weathers	James Young	John Young
William Young


	Before Capt Matthew Thomas


David Birnett	Philip Boon	William Boon
Benjamin Booth	Edward Carlile	Francis Carlile
Benjamin Cook	Charles Cook	John Cook
James Collins	James Coppedge	Frederick Davis
Hollowell Denson	Samuel Duke	Eli Eley
Isham Gant	James Gant	Ephraim Gilliam
Marcus Gilliam	Joseph Goswick	Tyre Hedgepeth
Nicholas Hill	Richd. Hill	Richard Hill (son of Nicholas)
Nathan Inguilsh	John Jackson	William Jackson
Josiah Johnson	John Leonard	William Leonard
William Morriss	William Morse	Arthor Murphey
James Murphey	Morgan Murray	William Parker
Edward Richardson	William Richardson	Peter Smart
William Stuart	David Vinson (Constable) David Vinson, Sr.
Drewry Vinson	Thomas Vinson	William Vinson
John Webb	Benjamin west	Aseum Wester
Benjamin Westray	Danniell Westray	Francis Wills
Britain Wood	James Wood	William Wood
Joshua Yarbrough	Micajah Yarbrough


Capt. William Borrough's District
Oaths were taken by Mr. Thos. Turner, J.P.


Drury Bobbitt	Isham Bobbitt	Jno. Bobbitt, Sr.
Jno. Bobbitt, Jnr.	Stephen Bobbitt	Benj. Bradley
Peter Brinkley	Jno. Burch	Wm. Burrough
Richd Bush	John Coggin	Wm. Coggin
John Cooptun	Jas. Dardin	Jno. Davis
Jas. Egerton	Willmut Egerton	Edwd. Ellis
Jno Faulcon	Nathl. Felts	Roland Felts
Davd. Fluker	Davd Gill, Sr.	Jas. Gill
Alexander Goodwin	Saml. Harper	Archior Harris
Burwell Harris	Chas. Harris	Edmund Harris
Edwin Harris	Jas Harris, Sr	Jno Harris
Joel Harris	Jourdan Harris	Mathew Harris
Michael Harris	Nathl Harris	Robt Harris
Sterling Harris	George Haselwood	Randolph Haselwood
Thos. Haselwood	Warrick Haselwood	Jas. Hill
Edwd Holiman	Jacob Holiman	Nathan Holiman
Chamberlain Hudson	Chas James	George James
Isaac James	Jno. Jones	Thos Judkins
Jno. Lancaster, Sr	Jno. Lancaster (Va.)	Joel Lancaster
Laurance Lancaster Sr.	Laurance Lancaster Jr.	Wm. Lancaster
Isham Lucy	Jno Madrey	Wm. Marcus
Isham Meadows	Jethor Monger	Richd Moss
John Newell	Jas Nicholson	Davd Patterson
Lewis Patterson	George Peterson	Peter Robertson
Wm Robertson	Wm. Robertson	Wm. Roland, Jr
Spencer Snow	Thos Standard	Saml Tayler
Smal. Willeford	Thos Williams	Wm Williams
Thos Young

*Refused to sign.